title: 1,1'-azobis(tetrazole): a highly energetic nitrogen-rich compound with a N10 chain.
abstract: The reaction of 1-aminotetrazole with acidic sodium dichloroisocyanurate allowed isolation of 1,1'-azobis(tetrazole). The rare chain of 10 nitrogen atoms in this compound was confirmed by X-ray crystallography, and the physical and explosive properties of the azo compound were characterized. The title compound possesses both exceedingly high explosive performance and sensitivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Energetic Materials Research, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany. tmk@cup.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Klapötke
authors.forename: Davin G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Piercey
mesh_terms: D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013777:Tetrazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001391:Azo Compounds; D013777:Tetrazoles